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John Houser, the Columbus man, who police say open fired in a Louisiana movie theater, killing two and injuring several others attended Eastern Heights Baptist Church in Columbus for several years. A former church member spoke to

The Columbus military family who won the Dream Room Makeover contest earlier this summer was finally given their prize on Saturday.

A Columbus man was shot early Sunday and is currently hospitalized in unsatisfactory condition. 

According to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan, an unidentified homeless man was killed overnight Sunday.

John Russell Houser also known as 'Rusty' was known to have a troubled past according to many who knew him. The man police say is responsible for killing two people and injuring several others in Lafayette, Louisiana

Saturday, July 25 marks National Dance Day and Academy Dance Center in Columbus celebrated by kicking off their 2015 annual Open House and Registration.

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) – On Saturday, July 25 Columbus police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Gazebo Way concerning an armed robbery and hijacking of a motor vehicle around 1:30 a.m.According to police reports, the victim

Those who knew John Houser, the gunman in Thursday night's theater shooting in Louisiana are speaking publicly. Friends of John Houser, also known as "Rusty", describes him as a man with a dark past.

The recent Lafayette shooting is hitting too close to home for many people in the Chattahoochee Valley.  

Authorities are investigating a Friday afternoon vehicle wreck in Phenix City on the 280 Bypass near the Walmart.